A report describing minority language use throughout Kosovo that aims to assess whether language standards have been met at the municipal level and what measures have been undertaken to ensure implementation of the language rights of minority communities.

Review of the Criminal Justice System 2006

Publishing date: 14 December 2006

Content type: Report

Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo

What we do: Rule of law

Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

The eighth review of Kosovo's criminal justice system addresses problems in protecting witnesses, the administration of justice in minor offence courts and juveniles in criminal proceedings.

Statement by the Delegation of Azerbaijan on the situation in Ukraine

Publishing date: 3 March 2014

Collections: 986th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Content type: Statement / speech

Where we are: Permanent Council

What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law

Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

986th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

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Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on federal executions in the United States of America

Publishing date: 17 December 2020

Collections: 1296th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Content type: Statement / speech

Where we are: Permanent Council

What we do: Human rights, Rule of law

Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

1296th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

War Crimes Trials Before the Domestic Courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Progress and Obstacles

Publishing date: 30 March 2005

Collections: War crimes related documents and publications

Content type: Report

Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

What we do: Rule of law

Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

With the establishment of the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in January 2005, it is imperative to draw attention to the efforts of the BiH authorities in relation to war crimes cases proceeding before the cantonal and district courts. Although the precise number to be tried by the new state-level Chamber, which will include both national and international judges and prosecutors, has yet to be determined, it has been confirmed by the BiH Prosecutor’s Office that the Chamber will only hear the most serious, “highly sensitive” cases, as it will have “neither the resources nor the time to try all war crimes cases”. Due to the quantity of remaining cases to be tried, the majority will continue to be dealt with by the domestic courts under the jurisdiction of the Entities – district courts in the Republika Srpska (RS) and cantonal courts in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)- and the Basic Court of Brčko District. Through this Report, the Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (MBiH) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) aims to draw attention to the number, nature and importance of war crimes proceedings before the domestic courts of BiH, providing the most detailed analysis to date of their progress and the obstacles they continue to face.